Deore 12 Speed Derailleur and SRAM Eagle Cassette

For those who are curious, I attempted the often discussed combination of a SRAM 12 speed cassette (NX that fits on HG) with a Deore 12 speed derailleur and shifter. The Shimano Deore parts are cheaper and more resilient but unless you have a microspline hub you run into finding a way to make the Deore Cassette fit and not all wheels want to play nice with a hub conversion to MS. So if you have a parts bin you can build a Frankenstein combo like this.

Long story short the combination of a Deore speed shifter and derailleur works perfectly well with a SRAM Eagle NX cassette and SRAM chain (you absolutely have to use the sram chain).